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1 SPECIAL SESSIONS MONDAY 9:30 12:20 Opening Ceremony Gran Cancun Room/ 12:40 14:10 HLP: Water and the SDGs Gran Cancun Room/ 14:10-15:30 LUNCH Lounge Zone Regular Session 1 Cozumel 1 SS-39(A): Sustainability of Engineered Rivers in Arid Lands--Science Projections and Policy Recommendations Regular Session 2 Cozumel 3 SS-49(A): Presentation of the online Training Course on the «Greening» of Water Law: Implementing environment-friendly principles in contemporary water treaties and laws 15:30 17:00 SS-56: Challenges and Management of Water Resources in China Cozumel 5 SS-63(A): The National Water Reserves Program in Mexico: allocation of water for the environment and accomplishment of multiple SDG Regular Session 3 SS-45: Water in the World We Want - policy and planning for accelerated SDG success Regular Session 4 Cozumel 1 SS-39(B): Sustainability of Engineered Rivers in Arid Lands--Science Projections and Policy Recommendations Regular Session 5 Cozumel 3 SS-49(B): Presentation of the online Training Course on the «Greening» of Water Law: Implementing environment-friendly principles in contemporary water treaties and laws 17:20 18:50 Regular Session 6 Cozumel 5 SS-63(B): The National Water Reserves Program in Mexico: allocation of water for the environment and accomplishment of multiple SDG

2 Regular Session 7 SS-18: Understanding water Security in cities: empirical evidence and policy implications TUESDAYY Regular Session 8 Cozumel 1 SS-55(A): Transboundary Water Resources, Surface water and Groundwater Assessment and Management along the Canada-US and Mexico-US borders in North America Regular Session 9 Cozumel 3 SS-13: Launch of the special issue of Water International on water governance 9:00 10:30 SS-60: Capacity building in the water sector: Creating and developing training centers for water professionals SS-71: Making investments on multi-purpose water infrastructure fit to finance Regular Session 10 SS-10: Smart Water Management (SWM) - the technological innovation needed for Water for all Cozumel 5 10:50 12:20 HLP: Water and Climate Gran Cancun Room/ 12:40-14:10 HLP: Water and Business Gran Cancun Room/ 14:10 15:30 LUNCH Lounge Zone Regular Session 11 Cozumel 1 SS-55(B): Transboundary Water Resources, Surface water and Groundwater Assessment and Management along the Canada-US and Mexico-US borders in North America Regular Session 12 Cozumel 3 SS-41(A): Water security in the Americas 15:30 17:00 SS-27: Case Studies in the Challenges of Water Sharing Between Upstreamers and Downstreamers SS-61: The Legacy of COP22: Implementing the Global Climate Action Agenda in the water sector Cozumel 5

3 Regular Session 13 Regular Session 14 Cozumel 1 SS-55(C): Transboundary Water Resources, Surface water and Groundwater Assessment and Management along the Canada-US and Mexico-US borders in North America Regular Session 15 Cozumel 3 SS-41(B): Water security in the Americas 17:20 18:50 SS-43: Hydropower Development and Reservoir Operation Cozumel 5 SS-46: Building a Green Infrastructure Agenda for the Latin American Water Sector Regular Session 16 WEDNESDAY Regular Session 17 Cozumel 1 SS-26: Reflecting on Regulating Water Security for Unconventional Gas and Oil Regular Session 18 Cozumel 3 SS-35(A): Multi-disciplinary perspectives on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the future of water resources management and development in the Eastern Nile Basin 9:00 10:30 SS-65(A): Water Security and Climate Change - Challenges and Oportunities in Asia Cozumel 5 SS-48: Two Countries, Nine States: Colorado River Cooperation in a Complex System Regular Session 19 Salón Xcaret SS-A: Are the SDG water indicators adequate for Latin American and Caribbean countries? Regular Session 20 Cozumel 1 SS-30 Social Sciences approach to supporting stakeholder engagement for water policy development Regular Session 21 Cozumel 3 10:50 12:20 SS-35(B): Multi-disciplinary perspectives on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the future of water resources management and development in the Eastern Nile Basin

4 SS-65(B): Water Security and Climate Change - Challenges and Oportunities in Asia Cozumel 5 SS-53: The Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers Moving forward until the next UN General Assembly session Regular Session 22 SS-B: Diagnostic for LAC countries with respect to 9 themes for 8th WWF Salón Coba 12:40-14:10 HLP: Integrated Water Resources Management Gran Cancun Room/ 14:10 15:30 LUNCH Lounge Zone Regular Session 23 Cozumel 1 SS-25(A): Water Quality Management identifying opportunities for policy reform Regular Session 24 Cozumel 3 SS-35(C): Multi-disciplinary perspectives on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the future of water resources management and development in the Eastern Nile Basin 15:30 17:00 SS-21(A): Water Security in Arid and Semi-arid Regions of the Americas Cozumel 5 SS-16(A): What next for water law and policy? Recent developments, future challenges and potential opportunities Regular Session 25 SS-34 (A): Contribute to the 8th World Water Forum Regular Session 26 Cozumel 1 SS-25(B): Water Quality Management identifying opportunities for policy reform Regular Session 27 Cozumel 3 SS-17: Empowering Young Water Professionals through Engagement in Global Water Community 17:20 18:50 SS-21(B): Water Security in Arid and Semi-arid Regions of the Americas Cozumel 5 SS-16(B): What next for water law and policy? Recent developments, future challenges and potential opportunities Regular Session 28 SS-34 (B): Contribute to the 8th World Water Forum

5 THURSDAY Regular Session 29 Cozumel 1 9:00 10:30 SS-58(A): Training in Hydro-diplomacy: Legal and Institutional Aspects of Water Resources Governance From the International to the Domestic Perspective Regular Session 30 Cozumel 3 SS-C: AESN - TBA SS-54: Water Futures and Solutions Cozumel 5 SS-33(A): Resilience of coastal watersheds in Latin America and the Caribbean Regular Session 31 Salón Xcaret Regular Session 32 Cozumel 1 SS-58(B): Training in Hydro-diplomacy: Legal and Institutional Aspects of Water Resources Governance From the International to the Domestic Perspective Regular Session 33 Cozumel 3 10:50 12:20 SS-52: Offshore Aquifers Why Should We Care? SS-62: Towards SDG implementation ensuring water quality from source to sea Cozumel 5 SS-33(B): Resilience of coastal watersheds in Latin America and the Caribbean Regular Session 34 12:40-14:10 HLP: From WEF Nexus to WEF+Health+Education Nexus Gran Cancun Room/ 14:10 15:30 LUNCH Lounge Zone 15:30 17:00 IWRA Awards Gran Cancun Room/ Regular Session 35 Cozumel 1 Regular Session 36 Regular Session 37 Cozumel 3 17:20 18:50 SS-64: Towards an Integrated Water Management by Sub-basin: Mainstreaming of Science and Policy SS-8: Charges vs. buyback: who pays for water ecosystems restoration? Cozumel 5

6 SS-38: Water security issues for developing countries in changing environment Regular Session 38 FRIDAY Regular Session 39 Cozumel 1 SS-23(A): Enhancing irrigation productivity and profitability in small scale irrigation schemes lessons from three continents Regular Session 40 Cozumel 3 SS-11: Understanding the Forest-Water Nexus: a new global monitoring framework and tool 9:30 10:30 SS-5: Regulation and Transparency for Water and Sanitation Services in countries with lack of them SS-36: Water stress and demographic dynamics Regular Session 41 SS-42(A): The scientific underpinnings of global water law instruments: the UN Watercourses Convention, the UNECE Water Convention, and ILC Draft Articles on Transboundary Aquifers Cozumel 5 Islas Mujeres Room Regular Session 42 Cozumel 1 SS-23(B): Enhancing irrigation productivity and profitability in small scale irrigation schemes lessons from three continents Regular Session 43 Cozumel 3 Regular Session 44 10:50-12:20 SS-44: Sustainable watersheds: emerging economic instruments for water security Cozumel 5 SS-67: A ts ono ot cosmovision: Interdisciplinary science and policy in the Yucatan Peninsula s sinkholes Regular Session 45 SS-42(B): The scientific underpinnings of global water law instruments: the UN Watercourses Convention, the UNECE Water Convention, and ILC Draft Articles on Transboundary Aquifers 12:40-14:00 Closing Ceremony Gran Cancun Room/ 15:30 17:00 IWRA General Assembly Gran Cancun Room/

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